Britain in the 70s: The Rise of Thatcher (TRIH eps 662-665)
1970–1976 · Resource
A four-part series on mid-1970s Britain: Margaret Thatcher's rise to the Conservative leadership in 1975, Harold Wilson's 1975 referendum on Europe, punk, IRA bombings and economic crisis in 1975, and the 1976 IMF crisis.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1970
- Prague Spring (1968)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- The Beatles (1960)